
Moroccan Pharmacist Dies from COVID-19, First in Profession
Pharmacists engaged in the fight against coronavirus have just lost one of their own. The deceased was 60 years old and owned a pharmacy in Béni Mélal.

Pharmacists engaged in the fight against coronavirus have just lost one of their own. The deceased was 60 years old and owned a pharmacy in Béni Mélal.

Faced with the multiple debts of Royal Air Maroc (RAM), severely affected by the covid-19 crisis, the Moroccan state is called upon to react quickly to avoid disaster.

Morocco recorded 146 new positive cases on Friday at 6 p.m., bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections to 4,569 since the start of the epidemic.

The Marrakech-Safi region has had more than 1,000 people infected with the coronavirus since May 1. It thus becomes the second most affected region by the covid-19 pandemic, after Casablanca-Settat, the epicenter of the epidemic.

The trade deficit in the first quarter of 2020 worsened by 3.8% to over 49.13 billion dirhams (MMDH), compared to 47.34 MMDH in the same period last year. This is what the indicators of foreign trade of the Office des Changes indicate.

The United States is supporting the fight against covid-19 in Morocco with a $5.7 million envelope.

The real estate sector, like many other sectors in Morocco, has been weakened by the covid-19 pandemic, which has forced the state to take strict measures including confinement and a state of emergency. Among the actions taken to mitigate the shock, the National Federation of Real Estate Developers (FNPI) has set up a crisis unit that has resulted in the realization of a number of steps.

The confinement period will not be extended in Morocco beyond May 20. After two months of shutdown, it is necessary to think about restarting the economic machine.

Thirty-two national companies are supporting Morocco in the production of masks. Among these, 19 are already operational after obtaining the necessary certification to start their activities.

After having recorded a record recovery rate last week, Morocco crossed the 1000 recovery case mark (1055 exactly) this Friday.

The European Union is releasing 2 million DH to financially support the Moroccan Prison Administration.

Classes resume in France on May 11, while Morocco has decided to maintain confinement until May 20. What will be the course of action for the French missions in Morocco, knowing that they are located in cities that have recorded high rates of contamination?